Andorran euro

Andorra is not a member of the European Union and it did not have an official currency, using the French franc and Spanish peseta used before the adoption of the euro in 2002, and then euro coins and banknotes of the two neighboring countries.

On July 1, 2013 Andorra had an agreement with the European Union to adopt the euro as its official currency. The planned date to issue their coins was January 1, 2014, then postponed to January 1, 2014 and January 15, 2015.

On March 19, 2013 a public competition to design the national side of the euro coins was launched, with a deadline of April 16. On May 16 were selected the following subjects:

1, 2 and 5 cents: a Pyrenean chamois;

10, 20, and 50 cents: the Church of Santa Coloma and a depiction of Christ from the church Sant Martí de la Cortinada;

1 euro: Casa de la Vall;

2 euro piece: Coat of arms of Andorra.

In August the design of the 10, 20 and 50 cents was modified as required by the European Commission removing the depiction of Christ to preserve religious neutrality.